Pure Coolness
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Pure Coolness is a 2007 film by Kyrgyz director Ernest Abdyjaparov.
. The film addresses the question of whether the practice can be defended in this day and age, even if the couple end up living "happily ever after". The disturbing tale that it tells explores a variety of themes includes family loyalty, deception, betrayal and love.
Asema (played by Asem Toktobekova) is a city girl who is dating a boy, Murat, from a small village. She announces to her parents that she is going with her boyfriend to his village to meet his family. Her mother pleads with her not to go, informing her that bride kidnapping still occurs in the country side. While there, and after trying to go back home after she catches her boyfriend with an old flame, she becomes a victim of mistaken identity. She is kidnapped to be the bride of Sagyn, the village shepherd, instead of a local orphan that has been chosen for him by his relatives.
Plot
The film is about the traditional custom of Ala Kachuu – "bride stealing"Bride kidnapping
Bride kidnapping, also known as marriage by abduction or marriage by capture, is a practice throughout history and around the world in which a man abducts the woman he wishes to marry...
. The film addresses the question of whether the practice can be defended in this day and age, even if the couple end up living "happily ever after". The disturbing tale that it tells explores a variety of themes includes family loyalty, deception, betrayal and love.
Asema (played by Asem Toktobekova) is a city girl who is dating a boy, Murat, from a small village. She announces to her parents that she is going with her boyfriend to his village to meet his family. Her mother pleads with her not to go, informing her that bride kidnapping still occurs in the country side. While there, and after trying to go back home after she catches her boyfriend with an old flame, she becomes a victim of mistaken identity. She is kidnapped to be the bride of Sagyn, the village shepherd, instead of a local orphan that has been chosen for him by his relatives.
Award nominations
- Eastern European Film Festival, CottbusCottbusCottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree. As of , its population was .- History :...
, Germany – nominated for Grand Prize 2007 - Nika Awards 2007 – nominated for Best Film from the CISCISCIS usually refers to the Commonwealth of Independent States, a modern political entity consisting of eleven former Soviet Union republics.The acronym CIS may also refer to:-Organizations:...
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